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Great Ideas, Valentine's Day

Last Minute Valentine’s Boxes

February 9, 2018

Last Minute Valentine’s Boxes
Is there anyone else who, like me, struggles to get those Valentine’s boxes made on time? I wish I liked it. I wish I did!! But I just don’t. I’m not super creative and my patience for craftiness starts to run thin pretty quickly. A few years ago as we were getting close to the big day, I had three kids who needed boxes made  ... Read More
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Great Ideas, Travel

25 Need To Knows Before You Cruise

January 31, 2018

  My husband and I just got back from a cruise through the Bahamas and I’m telling you- it is the way to travel! This is only the second cruise we’ve taken, but we are hooked and plan on making these trips a regular thing, if we can. We’ve discovered a few do’s and don’ts on our cruises and I want to share  ... Read More
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Goals, Seeking Self, Working Mom

New Year, New Me

January 8, 2018

As I’m writing this blog post, I’m on my way to a training for a new job. I’m taking this New Year to a whole new level, especially for me. With my New Year comes a new me. My new year consists of a new schedule, new associates and a new job which is creating a completely new lifestyle for myself. Normally I’m more  ... Read More
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Main Dishes, Simple Recipes

Mexican Haystacks

January 4, 2018

My kids LOVE Hawaiian Haystacks.  They love the rice, they love the chicken.  But, mostly they love creating their own dinner.  In younger years, they would pretend they were on a cooking show and were going to be evaluated on their plating and presentation.  (Yeah, we watch too many cooking shows at our house).  It  ... Read More
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Books, Children, Christmas

Our Favorite Christmas Books

December 14, 2017

Our Favorite Christmas Books
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is reading a Christmas story to my kids every night before bed during the month of December. I think this is probably a fairly widespread tradition. 🙂 Some of our favorite Christmas books have changed as my kids have gotten older, but some stay favorites every year! I love that my kids haven’t  ... Read More
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Children, Christmas, Mom Life

So, I Totally Blew It With Santa

December 6, 2017

So, I Totally Blew It With Santa
  So, I totally blew it with Santa this year. It wasn’t intentional… it just sort of happened. And I actually cried as I tried to fix it with my ten year old. I should probably preface this by saying I have super sweet children. And they trust me. Or they did until this mess with Santa happened. What do you do when your kids  ... Read More
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Children, Christmas, Family Fun

Don’t Forget the Live Nativity

December 4, 2017

  If going to a live nativity program isn’t part of your Christmas traditions, change that! It needs to be. One of our favorite December activities is attending a life nativity that is put on by a local family on a farm. I can’t think of anything that we do that touches my heart or makes me feel the Christmas spirit more than watching the  ... Read More
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Holidays, Seeking Self, Thanksgiving

Stop and Show Gratitude

November 23, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have or will take a minute before this holiday is over to stop and show gratitude for what you have. While busily preparing for Thanksgiving dinner I am stopping to express gratitude for all that I have and enjoy. The best way to find joy in my life is when I really notice what I’ve been given and show  ... Read More
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